Scott Kelly gives tribute to Tim Peake

It was over dinner on Thursday night with team ‘Space Lectures’ Scott Kelly made an endearing tribute to his fellow astronaut Tim Peake, with whom he was stationed on the International Space Station during his historic 340-day mission.

“Tim Peake ranks in my top two astronauts the other being Tim Kopra” He spoke of how impressed he was when Peake suited up and prepared him and fellow astronaut Tim Kopra to go out into space shortly after Peake had arrived onboard the ISS. “It is a difficult job to do, not doing it right would mean we would die in space. He did a great job, he’s one of the best”

#OTD John Glenn was strapped inside the spacecraft he named Friendship 7 which lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Launch Complex 14. During the four-hour, 55-minute flight he became the first American to orbit Earth.